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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 24. 1913.

PatentedlDee. 16,1913.

Serial No. 756,532.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Orro RisoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sebeka, in the county of Wadena and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Matcl1Safes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in match safes and more particularly to an automatic match safe,the object of my invention being to provide a device of this character which will be adapted to hold a large number of matches and to automatically deliver them one at a time, when suitably manipulated, thereby preventing waste and insure the proper delivery of the matches.

Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic match safe of the above character which will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a match safe constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a front elevation; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, the cover plate being removed; Fig. i is a longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the pusher plate; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the U-shaped plate which is mounted upon the rigid jaw, and Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the spring member, which bears against the movable jaw.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the body or casing of my improved match safe, having one end thereof partly open, as shown at 2, and the top and open end thereof are closed by means of the angular closure plate 8, said plate being held securely in position by means of the catch members 4. Arranged within the open end of the body and projecting inwardly is an inclined platform 5, upon which a box of matches is adapted to slide when being placed within the body, the box of matches being arranged in the front end of the body. Mounted upon the body adjacent the front end thereof and held securely in position by means of the brace members 6 and the screws 7 is an upright member 8. Hingedly secured to the central portion of the lower end of the upright is a guide board 9, having slidably mounted thereon the plates 10, said plates being suitably connected by means of the transverse bars 11, which are arranged between the ends of the plates and secured thereto by means of rivets or other suitable securing means. Formed integral with the plate upon the lower side of the guide board is a pusher plate 12, which is adapted to engage the rear of the matches to force the same toward the front end of the box.

The plate upon the upper side of the guide board is provided at its rear edge with the eyes 13, in which are mounted the ends of the wire 14, said wire being looped at its intermediate portion upon a second wire 15, said second wire being bent to provide a loop 16, which is adapted to form a finger hold in actuating the pusher plate 12. The other end of the wire 15 is bent to provide a hook member 17 which, when the plates 10 are pulled outwardly toward the end ofthe guide board 9, will engage over the rear end of the guide board to hold the pusher plate 12 to the rear end of the match box. Arranged upon the inner side of the body 1 are the guides 18 beneath which the ends of the plates 10 are adapted to slide. In order to hold the pusher plate 12 into engagement with the matches in the box, I provide an elastic band 19, one end of which is secured to the top of the plates 10, as shown at 20, the other end of said band extending up through the guide plate 21 and beneath a second guide plate 22 to which the same is secured. From this it will be apparent that the pusher plate 12 is resiliently held into engagement with the rear of the matches so that as the matches are removed from the front of the box, the matches in the rear of the box will be pushed forward to take the place of the ones removed.

Secured to the front side of the upright 8 are the guiding strips 23 which provide a suitable track 24 in which is mounted the longitudinal flanges 25 formed upon opposite sides of the traveling carriage 26. Secured to the front side of the carriage 26 is a plate 27, the longitudinal edges of which are bent at one end back upon the carriage, as shown at 28, while the longitudinal edges at the other end of the plate are bent outwardly and arranged in spaced relation, as shown at 29. Formed integral with the carriage- 26 is a downwardly projecting rigid jaw 30 to which are secured the spaced plates 31. Pivotally mounted between the outer ends of said plates is a movable jaw 33, the upper end of which projects upwardly between the spaced plates 29. Pivotally mounted within the plates 29 is a rod 34, the intermediate portion of which is bent upon itself, as shown at 35 and is adapted to engage the upper end of the movable jaw 33, which in turn will force the lower end of the jaw outwardly away from the lower end of the rigid jaw 30. The rod 34 is bent rearwardly at right angles, as shown at 36, and is adapted to engage a pivotally mounted beveled plate 37, which is arranged adjacent the track 24 so that as the carriage passes downwardly the end 36 of the rod engages the plate, which in turn will force the portion 35 inwardly upon the upper end of the movable jaw 33 to actuate the same.

A spring member 38 is provided, one end of which bears against the upper end of the movable jaw 33, as shown at 39, while the other end thereof is secured to a U-shaped member 40, which is arranged over the bent portion 35 to normally retain the same in a vertical position, and said spring return ing the lower end of the pivoted jaw 33 to its normal position after the end 36 of the wire 34 has passed downwardly over the beveled plate 37. Mounted upon the lower end of the rigid jaw 30 is a U-shaped plate 41, said plate being held securely in position by means of the guide 42 at the upper end thereof and formed integral with the lower end of said plate are the outwardly projecting ears 43, which are adapted to be disposed upon opposite sides of the lower end of the movable jaw 33 to securely hold the same against lateral movement. The plate 41 is provided adjacent its upper end with the outwardly projecting socket 44, in which is mounted a cross pin 45, said socket being adapted to normally engage within the transverse recess 46 formed in the inner face of the movable jaw 33. It will be ap parent that upon the downward movement of the carriage, the movable jaw 33 is moved outwardly away from the rigid aw, thus permitting the socket 44 to drop clownwardly upon the shoulder 47, the plate 41 sliding upon the rigid aw 30. As the carriage reaches the lower end of its travel, a match. is adapted. to be engaged between the pass upon its downward movement.

lower ends of the jaws, said match engaging the ears 43, pushing the plate 41 back to its normal position, this action returning the socket 44 to the recess 46 allowing the lower end of the jaws to close. The lower ends of the jaws are forced into engagement with the match or other object by the tension of the spring 38, the end of which bears against the upper end of the movable aw 33.

The carriage 26 is moved downwardly by pressure exerted upon the finger plate 48, which is rigidly secured to the upper end of the carriage, said carriage being returned to its normal position at the upper end of the upright 8 by the resilient band 49, one end of which is secured to the upper end of the carriage and the upper end thereof pass ing over the roller 50 mounted within the perforated ears 51 and then passing clownwardly beneath the guide plate 22 and secured beneath the guide plate 21. Mounted upon the upper end of the carriage is a curved stop plate 52, which is adapted to engage the upper cross bar 53 secured to the upper end of the upright 8, to limit the upward sliding movement of the carriage.

The top of the body at the forward end thereof is provided with an opening 54, through which the carriage is adapted to Arranged across the front end of the body upon the top side thereof is a plate 55 which is provided with a roughened surface 56, upon which the matches are engaged to ig nite the same after they have been withdrawn from the receptacle.

From the above it will be apparent that the matches contained within the receptacle may be quickly and readily withdrawn therefrom, one at a time, and readily ignited upon the roughened plate 55 after they have been withdrawn from the receptacle. Mounted upon one of the guide strips 23 is a stop lug 57, upon which is adapted to rest the lower side of the beveled plate 37 said plate engaging upon its upward movement, the stop pin 58 to limit the backward swinging movement of said plate.

In the practical operation of my device, a box of matches is first arranged within the body 1, the pusher plate 12 is then pressed downwardly in the rear of the match box so that the same is arranged behind the matches, the hook member 17 is then re leased from the end of the guide board 9 so that the pusher plate will be resiliently held into engagement with the rear of the matches, thus forcing the same toward the forward end of the box. When it is desired to remove the empty box, the pusher plate 12 is pulled rearwardly by grasping the finger loop 16 and engaging the hook member 17 with the rear end of the guide board 9. In removing the matches from the receptacle, the carriage 26 is moved downwardly within the guide strips 23 by pressure exerted upon the finger plate 48. As the carriage moves downwardly, the end 36 of the rod 34 engages upon the beveled face of the plate 37, actuating the jaw 33 so that as the carriage is moved downwardly a match may be engaged between the lower ends of the jaws 30 and 33. After the match has been grasped between the lower ends of the jaws, the spring 38 will return the jaws to their normal position, thus tightly engaging the match between the lower ends thereof.

In engaging the match between the lower ends of the jaws, the match will strike the ears 43 upon its upward movement, forcing the plate 41 upwardly to its normal position where the socket 44 will engage within the recess 46, permitting the lower ends of the jaws to close firmly upon the match, the tension of the spring 38 which bears against the upper end of the jaw 33 forcing said jaw into engagement with the match. Upon the upward movement of the carriage, the end 36 of the rod 34 will engage the lower side of the plate 37 moving the same upwardly so that the end 36 will readily pass the plate. When the carriage is returned to its normal position at the upper end of the upright 8, the match may be readily removed by the fingers and ignited upon the roughened plate 55.

From the above it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable match receptacle whereby the matches therein may be automatically removed one at a time.

It will also be apparent that the device in itself is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my. invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body having a match receptacle arranged therein, a pivotally mounted guide board arranged within the body and disposed above the match receptacle, and a resiliently held pusher plate slidably mounted upon said guide board and arranged within said receptacle.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body having a match receptacle arranged therein, a pivotally mounted guide board arranged within said body, guide plates slidably mounted upon said guide board, a finger loop secured to one of the guide plates upon the upper side of said board, a hook member formed integral with said finger loop and adapted to engage the rear of the guide board when inserting the match receptacle within the body, a pusher plate formed integral with the plate upon the lower side of the guide board and means for resiliently holding said plate into engagement with the matches in the receptacle.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body having a match receptacle arranged therein, an upright mounted upon said body, a guide board pivotally secured to the lower end of said upright and arranged within the body, a pusher plate slidably mounted upon said guide board and adapted to be arranged within the receptacle at the rear of the matches, and means for resiliently holding said pusher plate into engagement with the matches.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body having a match receptacle arranged therein, an upright mounted upon said body, a guide board pivotally secured to the lower end of said upright and arranged within said body, a pusher plate slidably mounted upon said guide board, means for resiliently holding said pusher plate into engagement with the matches in the receptacle, a finger hold secured to the pusher plate, a hook member formed integral with said finger hold and adapted to engage the rear end of the guide board, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body having a match receptacle arranged therein, an upright mounted upon said body, a vertically movable carriage mounted upon said upright and normally disposed at the upper end of the upright, a beveled plate secured to the uprightand' arranged adjacent the travel of the carriage, grasping jaws carried by said carriage, and means mounted upon the carriage and adapted to engage the beveled plate upon the downward travel of the carriage to open said jaws, said jaws being provided with means for engagement by a match for closing the jaws, at the lower end of the travel of the carriage and means for returning said carriage to its normal position.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body, an upright mounted upon said body, guide strips ar ranged in spaced relation upon the upright and forming a track, a carriage slidably mounted within said track, and normally disposed at the upper end of the upright, a beveled plate pivotally mounted upon the upright and arranged adjacent the track, a pivoted jaw carried by the carriage, means carried by the carriage and adapted to engage the beveled plate upon the downward travel of the carriage to actuate the pivoted In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my jaucr1 and open the lovvier end 1of the salpe, signature in the presence of two Witnesses. sai jaw ein provi ed Witi means orengagement b; a match to close the lower OTTO RISON' end of the jaw at the lower end of the travel Witnesses:

of the carriage and means for returning said W. R. KLEVEN,

carriage to its normal position. D. A. NUTTING.

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